Chinese Navy frigate Huangshan

The Chinese Navy frigate Huangshan leaves Valletta's Grand Harbour. A Chinese naval task force concluded a courtesy visit to Malta, after concluding a four-month anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, providing security escort to civilian and commercial vessels, according to local media.

A crew member leans out of a porthole on the Chinese Navy frigate Huangshan to help position fenders between it and its sister ship Hengshan after they arrived in Valletta's Grand Harbour in Malta on a courtesy visit, after concluding a four-month anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden. Photo: Reuters

Crew members on board the Chinese Navy frigate Huangshan take pictures of people welcoming them as the ship berths in Valletta's Grand Harbour. Photo: Reuters

Crew members on board the Chinese Navy frigate Huangshan wave to Chinese people welcoming them as they arrive in Valletta's Grand Harbour in Malta on a courtesy visit. Photo: Reuters

Members of the Chinese community in Malta hold a Chinese flag as they welcome the Chinese Navy frigate Huangshan. Photo: Reuters